Window-curtain protector



March 1 1927.

M. E. WHEELER wINDow CURTAIN lPROTECTR Filtedan. 25, 1924 Patented Mar.1, 1927.

mazet MARY Entra, WHEELER, or 4nvlnr;sron, rLLrNoIsL WINDOW-CURTAINPROTECTOR.

y Application filed January 23, 1924. Serial. No. 687,911.

lVIy invention contemplates a Window curtain protector, the purpose ofWhich is to Vhold the curtain asideV and a ainst destructive flappingand shield it from becoming wet or soiled Whenrthe Window is open.

Broadly, my invention comprises a sleeve, preferably of Waterproofmaterial, which is adapted to envelope that portion of the curtain inthe zone of Window7 opening. More specifically, I provide such a sleevewhich may be opened to receive the curtain, in a loosely gatheredcondition, Whichmay be attached to the vertical member of the windov\T.frame to hold the curtain aside, and which may be rolled up and hiddenfrom view when not inv use.

My invention is illustrated in the accompa-nying drawing, in which,

Fig. 1 is an elevational view showing a curtained Window With the deviceof my invention applied thereto;

Fig. 2 shows the device of my invention as rolled up; andV vFig. 3 showsthe device ofmy inventionl opened up, exposingv the interior thereof.

' Referring first to Fig. 3, it will be seen that the device of myinvention is formed of a rectangular piece of material 4, Which ispreferably flexible and Waterproof, such as oil-cloth. Its edges arehemmed, as at 5, with the Waterproof surface on the outside.

At the top, near each side, an eyelet 6 is provided and near the bottom,at the sides,

the respective male and female members, 7 and 7, of a clasp are secured.

Then the piece 4 is folded yover upon itself, With the Waterproofsurface lon the outside, the eyelets 6, 6 come into register, and theclasp 7, 7a is closed together, forming a sleeve, as shown at the leftin Fig. 1.

As there illustrated, the hanging curtain has been gathered together,loosely so as not Vto form creases, and thevpiece 4 has been foldedabout it, the registering eyelets 6 being hung upon a hook 8, on thevertical member y9 of the Window frame, at a point above a proposedWindow opening, thus simultaneously supporting the protector and holdingthe upper corners thereof together, f 'and' the clasp 7, 7 a beingclosed to hold the lower corners together. Thusthe Curtain is held tothe side, and, inthe zone of the Window opening,`bet\veen the lowermember 10 of the sash and the sill 11, is eectively protected againstrain, snow, dust or soot Which ymight enter, the protector having agenerous margin both above and bel-0W the opening. rI`he curtain is alsoprotected against flapping due to Wind or draft passing through theWindow opening, which is so destructive particularly in the case ofdelicate fabrics. I augment this last-named effect by providing thelower corners of the piece 4 with pockets 12, 12 in each of whichk aWeight 13 is disposed.

' All the above is accomplished Without in any Way hooking or pinningthe curtain Ior folding it up.

When the protector is not in use, ythe clasp 7, 7a is opened and thevprotector may be rolled up, as shown in Fig. 2, the dotted line'14 inFig; Y3 indicating the left side of the rolled up device. It is held inthis rolled-up condition by closing together the male clasp member 15,on the outside thereof, and the female clasp member 15, on the inside.The rolled up protector may be hung from the exposed eyelet 6 upon thehook 8 on the vertical member 9V of the Window frame, as shown at theright in Fig.

1, vvhere it Will'behidden from view by they curtain hanging naturallywith the Window closed. l The exposed eyelet 6 is placed approximatelyon the central axial plane of the Vresulting cylinder so that the latterwill hang vertically.

If desired, the clasps may be substituted vfor the eyelets 6, one tosnap the protect-or to the Window frame and theother to hold the uppercorners ofthe protector together. I claim: f y f 1. Asa'nevv article ofmanufacture, a curtain protector comprising a rectangular sheet adaptedto be folded about a hanging curtain into an elongated tubular casingopen lat both ends, fastening means for retainingthe sheet in said form,and, means for suspending the casing thus formed in a substantiallyvertical position.

2. A curtain protector comprising a sheet of moisture proof materialadapted to be passed about a hanging curtain, and securing meansonopposite edges of said sheet Yfor retaining the sheet infa foldedposition about' said curtain.

. `3. A'protector for hanging curtainsl comprising a sheet of flexiblematerial adapted to vbepassed about a curtain, securing means onopposite edges of said sheet for retainingr the sheet in :1 foldedposition about a curtain and means :for suspending the protector.

4. A window curtain protector comprising a quadrlateral piece offlexible meter-inl, eyelets for simultaneously supporting MARY EDITHWHEELER.

